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Can there be peace in Ukraine, or is Putin just playing for time?

12:35pm February 21, 2025

As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.

President Trump Signs Executive Orders At Mar-a-Lago In Palm Beach, Florida

GOP senators fact check Trump's Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy

6:03pm February 19, 2025

Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.

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Trump wants a quick end to the Ukraine war. That's a tall order

5:00am January 16, 2025

The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.

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Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine

6:05pm July 08, 2024

A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said.

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Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks

5:58pm June 14, 2024

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Zelenksyy defends Ukraine's spending of Western aid and his refusal to negotiate with Russia

11:22am September 22, 2023

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is making an effort to answer any legitimate questions concerning his administration and its conduct during the war in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didn't mince words when he talked about the threat of Russia's war.

As the U.S. mulls more aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says 'we have the same values'

2:58pm September 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. He spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why U.S. aid to Ukraine remains so important.

Biden is meeting with leaders from Israel, Brazil, Ukraine and the "Stans" this week

5:00am September 17, 2023

President Biden will hold a series of talks with world leaders this week around UN meetings — including a first-ever summit with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms that an offensive against Russia is underway

4:04pm June 10, 2023

by Greg Myre

Despite mounting evidence, Ukrainian leaders had previously declined to say whether the offensive had been launched. The Ukrainian forces are now attacking the Russians in three separate areas.

A strike on a medical facility in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, on Friday left two dead and over 23 injured.

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Two dead, 23 wounded in a Russian strike on a Ukrainian medical clinic

5:36pm May 26, 2023

by Emily Olson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy called the attack on a Dnipro medical clinic a "crime against humanity." Video of the scene showed smoke pouring out of a badly damaged building.